encourage是什么意思

encourage

英 [?n'k?r?d?; en-] 美 [?n'k?r?d?]

vt. 鼓励，怂恿；激励；支持

[ 过去式 encouraged 过去分词 encouraged 现在分词 encouraging ]

鼓励

打气

激励

促进

短语

encourage athletics 鼓励开展体育运动

Encourage him 鼓励他 ; 多鼓励他

Encourage her 要好 ; 好 ; 鼓励 ; 地

encourage /?n?k?r?d?/ CET4 TEM4(encouraging,encouraged,encourages)

1.V-T If you encourage someone, you give them confidence, for example by letting them know that what they are doing is good and telling them that they should continue to do it. 鼓励

例：

When things aren't going well, he encourages me, telling me not to give up.

当事情不顺利的时候，他鼓励我，告诉我不要放弃。

2.V-T If someone is encouraged by something that happens, it gives them hope or confidence. 鼓舞

例：

Investors were encouraged by the news.

投资者被这条消息所鼓舞。

3.ADJ 受到鼓舞的 encouraged

例：

We were very encouraged after over 17,000 pictures were submitted.

我们深受鼓舞，17000多张照片已被提交了。

4.V-T If you encourage someone to do something, you try to persuade them to do it, for example, by telling them that it would be a pleasant thing to do, or by trying to make it easier for them to do it. You can also encourage an activity. 激励

例：

Herbie Hancock was encouraged by his family to learn music at a young age.

赫比·汉考克小时候受到家人鼓励去学音乐。

5.V-T If something encourages a particular activity or state, it causes it to happen or increase. 促使.

例：

...a natural substance that encourages cell growth.

…促使细胞生长的一种天然物质。

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